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San Francisco settles suit over police beating for $700,000 The settlement follows a federal judge’s order requiring the release of body camera footage and comes as the officer accused of beating Dacari Spiers fights assault charges in criminal court. 28 January 2022 The city of San Francisco...

Black man sues police after he was jailed for 6 days when officers mistook him for an older white male with the same name 22 January 2022 A 23-year-old Black man was arrested and jailed for 6 days in Las Vegas jails in 2020. Police misidentified him as a 49-year old white man with the same...

City Now Requires Gun Owners to Carry Liability Insurance, Conveniently Exempts Current, Former Cops 30 January 2022 In what’s being touted as a first of its kind action in the country, gun owners in San Jose will soon be forced to purchase liability insurance and pay an annual fee for...

WATCH: Elderly Army Vet Paralyzed After Cops Handcuff Him, Break His Neck During Traffic Stop “It’s called pain compliance, sir!” 30 January 2022 A 65-year-old Army veteran filed a lawsuit this month after he was assaulted during a traffic stop. Gregory Gross was in handcuffs and complying...

Yet another example of why cops don't belong in schools: This L.A. School Called the Cops on Unvaccinated Teens Who Showed Up for Class The students' negative COVID tests weren't good enough for school administrators. 28 January 2022 When 15-year-old Ellah Nahum and a few other unvaccinated...

Public records available in Tuolumne County Superior Court showed that Young [previously] was arrested in September 2017 for misdemeanor DUI in Sonora and pleaded guilty that December, for which he received a fine and three years of probation. Retired police officer faces murder charges in...

It is an expected outcome to the ever worsening epidemic of police violence. In Political Science 101 fifty years ago, we would have called this a question of legitimacy. With their increasingly violent attacks on the citizens that they are supposed to serve, that part of our government is...

Serial abuser & ex ICE agent John "Johnny" Jacob Olivas How a woman who was assaulted by a federal agent sought justice against her abuser 22 January 2022 John Olivas’ explosive temper frightened his girlfriend. In fits of rage, the federal agent would slam her into a wall and choke her...

There Is Nothing 'Conservative' About Letting Police Violate Our Rights Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's support for qualified immunity is in opposition to the principles he says he stands for. 21 January 2021 Newly-minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears on track to become somewhat of a...

Kansas and California Cops Used Civil Forfeiture to Stage Armored Car Heists, Stealing Money Earned by Licensed Marijuana Businesses The Institute for Justice argues that the seizures violated state law, federal law, and the U.S. Constitution. 18 January 2022 Because the continued federal...

Sheriff’s Department encrypts radio communications; critics say the move will reduce transparency 16 January 2022 The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department last week encrypted its radio communications, blocking the public from listening to information about public safety matters in real time...

Do Minnesota cases show it’s getting easier to convict cops? 18 January 2022 First, it was Mohamed Noor — convicted for shooting an unarmed woman who approached his police SUV. Then it was Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin George Floyd to a Minneapolis street as...

Her Husband Died After Police Hogtied Him for 90 Minutes. Could She Ever Hold Them Accountable? Kelli Goode's civil suit is a case study in how difficult it can be to get state actors to take responsibility when they allegedly infringe on someone's rights. 14 January 2022 In 2015, Troy Goode...

Police Misbehavior Is a Crucial Threat to Liberty Cops in Los Angeles killed a young girl in a department store dressing room by accident while firing at a suspect armed with nothing more than a bike lock. 14 January 2022 Whenever I write about police abuse and use-of-force issues, I often...

LA County asks judge to hold Sheriff Villanueva in contempt for ignoring subpoenas The embattled sheriff has ignored three subpoenas from the Civilian Oversight Commission. 12 January 2022 The county of Los Angeles asked a judge to hold Sheriff Alex Villanueva in contempt for ignoring three...

Police Caught Stealing Money from Innocent People To Secretly Buy Tech to Spy on Citizens’ Cellphones 8 January 2022 For decades now, federal government and their cohorts in law enforcement have been carrying out theft of the citizenry on a massive scale. We’re not talking about taxes, but an...

Family of Isaias Cervantes sue LA County, 2 deputies over shooting that left him paralyzed 10 August 2021 The mother and sister of a 25-year-old mentally ill man are suing Los Angeles County and two sheriff's deputies, stemming from the March shooting of the man at his Cudahy home, an...

Ex-San Diego sheriff’s officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting of fleeing suspect A fellow officer who witnessed the shooting testified he saw no need for any type of force because no one was in immediate danger 7 January 2022 A former San Diego County sheriff's officer pleaded...

Push on to separate coroners from law enforcement in California The Golden State is currently one of only three states that allow counties to combine the offices of coroner and sheriff 6 January 2022 A new bill introduced in the California Assembly this week would separate coroner offices...

Man arrested for committing sexual acts against a minor, police say 11 January 2021 A state correctional officer was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail after police say he committed a series of sexual acts against a minor. The Kingsburg Police Department says Javier Gomez, 40...